Normally, around this time of year, I'd be putting out copious reviews of all the US season finales. This year, I haven't, although a few escaped earlier in the year and at the end of last year. There's a list of reasons why I haven't done so many this time around:
With the writers' strike messing with everything, most of the series haven't been at their best, so it might be wrong to judge them too harshly
I didn't realise some series had ended
Some series had ended permanently so there was no point
There's a great big backlog of episodes that we haven't watched yet
I've been busy
So no Scrubs, My Name is Earl, House, Moonlight, Aliens in America, Eli Stone, et al, coverage this year, I'm afraid. Lost is still to come next week, I think. But, after the break, I'll give abbreviated rundowns on 30 Rock, Smallville, CSI, CSI: Miami, Numb3rs, Gossip Girl and Supernatural.
WTF! Not just one but four Horatio Caines in a crime lab doing girly science stuff! What can be going on? He hasn't stepped foot in a lab full of chemicals in seven seasons - and CSI: Miami has only been on for six. How can this be? Well, it was continuity week this week and as well as bringing back a whole load of old plot threads and guest characters, they've clearly decided to remind us all that David Caruso can face other inanimate objects square on -Â and that Horatio's supposed to have a degree in chemistry or something normally only fit for liberal nerds, not real conservative American heroes.
Actually quite an interesting episode this week I thought, not just for that cartload of continuity, but for having the most obviously deconstructable feminist/anti-feminist sub-text featuring ex-Showgirls star Elizabeth Berkley.
There's a Fat Pig after-show Q&A with Neil LaBute on Tuesday 8th July, with Vanessa Feltz as co-host. You can also get the best available seats for this performance, Thursday matinees, Mondays and Tuesdays for £25 until the 10th July. You can order over the phone or online using the "FACEBOOK" promo code.
Sky One's Empire was a bit poor, wasn't it?
Warship got a lot better and more focused as the series went on, so I'd recommend catching it on re-runs if you can since it's worth sticking with to the end.
Read more on Today's Sitting Tennant: Trick or Treat